WASHINGTON, D.C — Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Europe: Brussels, Belgium – “It is deeply disturbing that McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich will soon carry the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-label at the fast food chain’s European locations. Filet-O-Fish sandwiches are made from a controversial fish, the New Zealand hoki — a species […]
PHOTO Exploratory mining licences have been granted for waters off Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Solomon Islands. [ABC: file photo] Last Updated: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 07:47:00 +1000 Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has raised concerns that deep-seabed mining in the Pacific ocean may cause irreparable damage to the region’s marine ecosystems. Exploratory licences have […]
Celebrate all that the oceans does by making a commitment to do one new ocean friendly action today. Visit https://www.reefrelief.org/blog/ocean-friendly-practices/ for suggestions on things you can to do to help our oceans today and into the future. WORLD OCEANS DAY 2011 The world’s oceans—which account for about 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface—are facing […]
(Dive Travel Business News – June 8, 2011) — Today is World Oceans Day – a time to celebrate our earth’s most beautiful blue resource, and to take a moment to consider how we are taking care of it. World Oceans Day, which had been unofficially celebrated every June 8 since its original proposal in […]
Carbon Footprint: Carbon Footprint Calculator American’s create a whopping 50,000 pounds of carbon a year, that includes emissions from the home, car, air travel and everyday living. At Carbon Fund you can help fight climate change by calculating your footprint, and offsetting it. GoZero Carbon Calculator Estimates are that as much as 50% of the […]
1. Mind Your Carbon Footprint and Reduce Energy Consumption Reduce the effects of climate change on the ocean by leaving the car at home when you can and being conscious of your energy use at home and work. A few things you can do to get started today: Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs, take […]
by David McGuire • June 8th, 2011 In April, people across the USA and the world celebrated the beauty of nature, our rivers and mountains, and wildlife. The original Earth Day was inspired by founder Gaylord Nelson, former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the devastation of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, […]
Coral Reef Fact: “6.5 million tons of litter enter the world’s ocean each year. 50% is long-lasting plastic that will drift for hundreds of years before it is degraded. 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based sources.” Fact source: http://oceaninfopack.worldoceannetwork.org/index.php?page=home&id=315&typepage=notype Check out this animated video of a sea turtle and marine debris http://www.tourdeturtles.org/flash/MarineDebris.swf Join Reef […]
Reef Relief has been invited to the NMEA Annual Conference to be held 6-28-11-7/3/11 in Boston, MA. Rudy Bonn, Reef Relief’s Director of Marine Projects, & Amanda Gambill, will be presenting “Coral Camp for Kids” to an international audience of marine educators on 7/1/11. This invitation recognizes Coral Camp for Kids as one of the […]
By NATALIE ANGIER . The New York Times. Published: June 6, 2011 BALTIMORE — Until I met Doug Allen, the wiry, ponytailed senior aquarist who guided me through the extremely popular jellyfish exhibit at the National Aquarium, my personal experience with jellyfish consisted mainly of using them as yet another excuse not to go swimming: […]